New US scallop season to resemble 2014’s with low landings, lots of imports
The US market saw an overall supply of 39,916t of scallops in 2021, 13% more than the 35,380t of scallops it had in 2020, even in spite of reduced domestic landings
Shanghai’s coronavirus controls snarl up seafood import supply chain
More than 300 vessels are waiting to dock at the city's port and at least one salmon processor has been told to close
Icelandic whitefish prices drop again, high catches to continue through April
Prices are not expected to start rising again until the end of the month, with the industry in the peak of its fishing season at present
Newfoundland crab season to start at lower processor price of CAD 7.60/lb
Given the state of the market, the Food Fish and Allied Workers will not yet seek a reconsideration of the price set by the panel
Indonesian shrimp prices rise in West Java, stay flat in West Nusa Tenggara, East Java
Indonesian vannamei shrimp prices in West Java, the country's main farming region, showed an increase in week 13, while prices in West Nusa Tenggara and East Java stayed flat
Ecuador shrimp farmers see prices dive as production costs escalate
Ecuador shrimp farmers worry about their businesses due to high costs driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, China is facing its largest COVID outbreak in months
Fish Factor: Laine Welch signs off in final column
Undercurrent News is featuring 'Fish Factor', a weekly column featuring the reporting and perspective of Alaska seafood journalist Laine Welch
Former Russian crab importer: Latest pivot not a short-term move
'I just had a sense that this was going to get messy. We had contracts out there for multiple loads and we simply started canceling them all' -- Stuart Kozloff, International Seafood Ventures
Norway salmon prices push NOK 100/kg, with Scottish, Chilean still high
Spot prices for Norwegian farmed salmon are pushing the NOK 100/kg level once more, while Scottish are either flat or up, and the dip in Chilean prices could flatten or even rebound
Russian Far East fish prices weaken in week 13
Far East spot prices weakened, but those in the North-Western and Central regions remained stable, as the Russian currency bounced back from recent lows